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Looks like it turned out pretty darn good to me….I likey!👍😎

Looks really sharp!😎

It looks fantastic in black and red!👍😎

Well I am calling this one done. Everything was going along nicely until I went to mount the body to the chassis. It went in nicely and then I realized in my haste that I forgot to put the interior in place.😳…so pry it apart, put the interior in and then I couldn’t get the chassis plate to fit up flush with the rockers.🥵 I had it in and out a bunch of times…ground a bit away from the dash and passenger side door panel ( it wouldn’t slide up flush with the top of the door like the drivers side was.🤬 Anyways, after fiddling with it for an hour or so I finally heard a click and it nestled up into place. Then I glued it in place before it could give me any more grief.🙂 Then I glued that intake setup on top of the engine. I don’t think the mesh decals look very realistic, so I didn’t use them. I also glued some candy wrapper foil to the mirror faces instead of the decals. More pics under glass here: https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/201084-revell-audi-r8/

It is airbrushed Bruce. Thinned a bit less than 1:1 from the bottle. Thanks!

This i a nice little kit. Box stock except I made my own front grill and the exhaust tips from aluminum tubing. Paint is Tamiya LP-42 Mica Red and LP-61 Metallic Grey. Thanks for lookin’.😎 Short build thread here: https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/200774-revell-audi-r8/#comment-3031723

Well all my glue loopers have finally broken. I made one from brass that lasted for a little while but it was hard to clean. This one works fantastic! Much like a sewing needle, but the one leg being able to flex makes the thin CA wick away much better I think. I bent a piece of 0.015” piano wire in a U shape and filed the ends square on a diamond stone. Then added a tiny piece of brass tube to one leg for a spacer and crimped it in place. The brass leg is held in a hobby knife handle and the other leg floats in the slot. About a 1/32” gap works great for thin CA. You might not even need the brass tube?🤔

Is the TS-53 straight from the can or airbrushed? It’s almost behaving like an acrylic. If you decant it and spray it in light coats it might eliminate that wicking action? Just a thought if you really like that paint.

I too built the Revell panel wagon as a kid. I don’t remember how it went together, but I know I brush painted those red, white and blue stripes on it….probably used electrical tape for masking or maybe even freehanded it?🤷‍♂️

The previous paint job looks like you used the same dirty pinecone paint shop and sawmill that I occasionally use.😳 The new paint job looks great and I like the colour better too.👍😎

The interior looks great and I love that red on it!👍😎 What brand is the cherry red?

Still plugging away at it. I don’t like the look of the mesh decals so I am just painting those areas in the engine bay and on the deck lid. Should be able to finish it up tomorrow hopefully.😎

Those blemishes look like maybe a contaminated surface? I like to scrub the body parts with comet and an old toothbrush to remove all mold release etc. Then a good rinse.

Fantastic job sprucing up that engine Dennis!👍

Get yourself a Paasche H. It comes with a cup and also siphon jars. I’ve never had issues using either. JMO.